2009 Caudill Book Award Nominees

	Alabama Moon Watt Key
	For as long as ten-year-old Moon can remember, he has lived out in the forest in a shelter with his father. When Moons father dies, Moon follows his fathers last instructions: to travel to Alaska to find others like themselves. (Grades 6-8)

	Black Duck Janet Taylor Lisle
	When Ruben and Jed find a dead body on the Rhode Island shore, they are certain it has something to do with smuggling liquor. Suddenly, the boys find themselves caught in a war between two Prohibition gangs. (Gr. 7-10)

	Black Storm Comin' Diane Lee Wilson
	WANTED: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over eighteen. Must be expert riders. Willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. When Colton Wescott sees this sign for the Pony Express, he thinks he has the solution to his problems. Will traveling the dangerous route over the mountains bring him closer to family, freedom, and everything he holds dear? (Grades 6-10)

	Blood on the River: James Town 1607 Elisa Carbone
	When 12-year-old Samuel Collier boards a ship bound for the New World, he can't believe his good fortune. Collier learns he can be whomever he wants in the New World settlement of Jamestown. (Gr. 5-8)

	Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters Lesley M.M. Blume
	When a glamorous neighbor moves next door, 11-year-old Cornelia discovers that the world is a much more exciting place than she had originally thought. (Gr. 4-7)

	Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama Laura Amy Shlitz
	Maud Flynn is known at the orphanage for her impertinence, so when the charming Miss Hyacinth and her sister choose Maud to take home with them, the girl is as baffled as anyone. It seems the sisters need Maud to help stage elaborate seances for bereaved, wealthy patrons. (Grades 4-8)

	Gossamer Lois Lowry
	In a haunting story that tiptoes between reality and imagination, a lonely, sensitive woman and a damaged, angry boy face their own histories and discover what they can be to one another, renewed by the strength that comes from a tiny, caring creature they will never see. (Gr. 4-8)

	Green Glass Sea Ellen Klages
	In this remarkable debut novel, 11-year-old Dewey Kerrigan is traveling west on a train to live with her scientist father, but no one will tell her exactly where he is. It is 1943 and her destination is Alamos, New Mexico, where scientists are working on the Manhattan Project. (Grades 5-8)

	Hattie Big Sky Kirby Larson
	Tired of being Hattie Here-and-There, she courageously leaves Iowa to prove up on her late uncle's homestead claim near Vida, Montana. With a stubborn stick-to-itiveness, Hattie faces frost, drought and blizzards. (Grades 6-8)

	Heat Mike Lupica
	Michael Arroyo grows up in the shadows of hallowed Yankee Stadium. His only chance to see his field of dreams? Pitch his Bronx all-star team to the district finals and a shot at the Little League World Series.But there is a problem. Michael is good; "too "good. Rival coaches and players can't believe a boy could be this good and be only twelve years old. (Grades 5-9)

	Invention of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick
	Orphan, clock keeper, thief: Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. Combining elements of picture book, graphic novel, and film, Caldecott Honor artist Selznick breaks open the novel form to create an entirely new reading experience in this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery. (Grades 4-9)

	Letters from Wolfie Patti Sherlock
	Marks dog Wolfie is part malamute, part German shepherd, and all heart. Mark can hardly imagine life without his big, loving canine companion. But in 1969, the Vietnam War is still raging, and when Mark learns that the army needs scout dogs, he decides to send Wolfie. Inspired by real events, this is a story about sacrifice, loyalty, and the complex meanings of patriotism. (Grades 5-9)

	Life as We Knew It Susan Beth Pfeffer
	When a meteor hits the moon, Miranda must learn to survive the unimaginable. Told in journal entries, this is the heart-pounding story of Miranda's struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all--hope--in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world. (Grades 6-8)

	Lightening Thief Rick Riordan
	Mythical creatures seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. The gods of Mount Olympus, he's coming to realize, are very much alive in the 21st centurey. And worse, he's angered a few of them. (Grades 5-9)

	Oh, Rats!: The Story of Rats and People Albert Marrin
	Weaving science, history, culture, and folklore, Albert Marrin welcomes you to the fearsome, fascinating world of these astonishing champions of survival - RATS. (Grades 3-6)

	Penny from Heaven Jennifer L. Holm
	Inspired by Newbery Honor winner Holm's own Italian-American family, "Penny from Heaven" is a shining story about the everyday and the extraordinary, about a time in America's history, not all that long ago, when being Italian meant that you were the enemy. Most of all, it's a story about families--about the things that tear them apart and bring them together. (Grades 5-8)

	Project Mulberry Linda Sue Park
	While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book. (Grades 4-7)

	Rules Cynthia Lord
	Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules - from "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" to "keep your pants on in public"- in order to stop his embarrassing behaviors. (Grades 4-7)

	Shug Jenny Han
	In this gem of a first novel, Han artfully captures the wonder and complexity of that on-the-brink-of-womanhood age. Twelve-year-old Shug is a clever, brave, and true (on the inside) girl experiencing the angst of junior high. (Grades 5-8)

	Wolf Brother Michelle Paver
	Six thousand years ago. Evil stalks the land. Only twelve-year-old Torak and his wolf-cub companion can defeat it. Their journey together takes them through deep forests, across giant glaciers, and into dangers they never imagined. (Grades 5-9)

2008 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominees

Adam Canfield of the Slash - Michael Winerip	MVP*: Magellan Voyage Project - Douglas Evans
Chicken Boy - Frances O'Roark Dowell	The Old Willis Place: a Ghost Story - Mary Downing Hahn
Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War II - Joseph Bruchac	The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy - Jeanne Birdsall
Crooked River - Shelley Pearsall	Princess Academy - Shannon Hale
Defiance - Valerie Hobbs	Ruins of Gorlan - John Flanagan
Drums, Birls, and Dangerous Pie - Jordan Sonnenblick - 2008 Winner!!	Shakespeare's Secret - Elise Broach
East - Edith Pattou	Schwa was Here - Neal Shusterman
Listening for Lions - Gloria Whelan	Thunder from the Sea - Joan Hiatt Harlow
Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Kate DiCamillo	Worth - A. LaFaye
The Misadventures of Maude March, or, Trouble Rides a Fast Horse - Audrey Couloumbis	Yankee Girl - Mary Ann Rodman

2007 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominees

Airborn - Kenneth Oppel	Locomotion - Jacqueline Woodson
Becoming Naomi León - Pam Muñoz Ryan	Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris
Chasing Vermeer - Blue Balliett	Peter and the Starcatchers - Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
Each Little Bird that Sings - Deborah Wiles	Red Kayak - Priscilla Cummings
Gregor the Overlander - Suzanne Collins	The Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer
Hachiko Waits - Lesléa Newman	Secrets of a Civil War War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H.L. Hunley - Sally M. Walker
Hana's Suitcase - Karen Levine	Shackleton's Stowaway - Victoria McKernan
Heartbeat - Sharon Creech	So B. It - Sarah Weeks - 2007 Winner!!
Ida B: and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World - Katherine Hannigan	Star of Kazan - Eva Ibbotson
Last Shot - John Feinstein	Thin Wood Walls - David Patneaude

2006 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominees

The Last Treasure - Janet S. Anderson	Journey to the River Sea - Eva Ibbotson
Al Capone Does My Shirts - Gennifer Choldenko	Any Small Goodness - Tony Johnston
Sahara Special - Esme Raji Codell	The Other Side of Truth - Beverly Naidoo
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup - Sharon Creech	Eragon - Christopher Paolini - 2006 Winner!!
The Tale of Desperaux - Kate DiCamillo	A Single Shard - Linda Sue Park
The Conch Bearer - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni	The River Between Us - Richard Peck
The City of Ember - Jeanne DuPrau	The Young Man and the Sea - Rodman Philbrick
Darby - Jonathan Scott Fuqua	The Boy Who Saved Baseball - John H. Ritter
A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson - Michelle Y. Green	Tadpole - Ruth White
Jackie's Wild Seattle - Will Hobbs	The Ravenmaster's Secret - Elvira Woodruff

2005 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominees

Ashes of Roses - Mary Jane Auch	Hoot - Carl Hiassen - 2005 Winner!
Stand Tall - Joan Bauer	Kite Rider - Geraldine McCaughrean
Runt - Marion Dane Bauer	When My Name Was Keoko - Linda Sue Park
Ruby Holler - Sharon Creech	Trouble Don't Last - Shelly Pearsall
Under the Same Sky - Cynthia DeFelice	Straw into Gold - Gary Schmidt
The Shrouding Woman - Loretta Ellsworth	Doing Time Online - Jan Siebold
Overboard - Elizabeth Fama	Surviving the Applewhites - Stephanie Tolan
House of the Scorpion - Nancy Farmer	Heir Apparent - Vivian Vande Velde
Phineas Gage - John Fleischman	Surviving Hitler - Andrea Warren
Pictures of Hollis Woods - Patricia Reilly Giff	Memory Boy - Will Weaver

2004 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominees

Ghost Soldier - Elaine Marie Alphin	Hidden Talents - David Lubar
Storm Warriors - Elisa Carbone	Legend of Lady Ilena - Patricia Malone
Things Not Seen - Andrew Clements	Belle Teal - Ann M. Martin
Love That Dog - Sharon Creech	Touching Spirit Bear - Ben Mikaelson
Dovey Coe - Francis O'Roark Dowell	Fair Weather - Richard Peck
The Breadwinner - Deborah Ellis	Foster's War - Carolyn Reeder
Wild Man Island - Will Hobbs	Esperanza Rising - Pam Munoz Ryan
The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn - Dorothy & Thomas Hoobler	Zach's Lie - Roland Smith
Stormbreaker - Anthony Horowitz - 2004 WINNER!	Flipped - Wendelin Van Draanen
No More Dead Dogs - Gordan Korman	Love, Ruby Lavender - Deborah Wiles

2003 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominees

Fever 1793 - Laurie Halse Anderson - 2003 Winner!	The Wreckers - Iain Lawrence
Hope Was Here - Joan Bauer	The Art of Keeping Cool - Janet Lisle Taylor
Williwaw! - Tom Bodett	Gathering Blue - Lois Lowry
Through My Eyes - Ruby Bridges	The Squire's Tale - Gerald Morris
Crossing Jordan - Adrian Fogelin	The Graduation of Jake Moon - Barbara Park
Nory Ryan's Song - Patricia Reilly Giff	A Year Down Yonder - Richard Peck
Jackie and Me - Dan Gutman	I Was a Rat! - Phillip Pullman
Year of Miss Agnes - Kirkpatrick Hill	Walking to the Bus Rider Blues - Harriet Gillem Robinet
Jason's Gold - Will Hobbs	Stargirl - Jerry Spinelli
Dancing in Cadillac Light - Kimberly Willis Holt	Homeless Bird - Gloria Whelan

*The official Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award site can be found at www.rcyrba.org.